diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 41f478a..3af660d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
         <!-- Version Management -->
         <commons_cli>1.4</commons_cli>
-        <log4j2>2.16.0</log4j2>
+        <log4j2>2.17.0</log4j2>
         <junit>5.6.2</junit>
         <surefire>2.22.1</surefire>
     </properties>